Love playing Scrabble? Here’s your chance to play for a good cause with friendly competition! The 17th Annual Scrabble Tournament for Literacy will raise funds for Literacy NRV (formerly Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley) to help local adults learn to read, speak English, and reach their goals for […]
October 25, 1958 – March 9, 2025 Donna Sue Lovern, 66, of Floyd, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at her log cabin home that she loved. Donna fought a long, private battle with a very rare and aggressive cancer with strength and determination that can only be characterized […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing Pulaski County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Laura Walters attended this week’s meeting of the Pulaski County School Board to promote the county’s One Bag Challenge anti-litter campaign. This year’s theme is “Pick it up Pulaski!,” and students who participate are eligible for cash rewards […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing The leadership of the Town of Pulaski met this week with county officials and members of several community organizations to discuss solutions for dealing with the relatively large homeless population in town. About 50 individuals gathered at the former Fine Arts Center Annex on […]
By DAVID QUESENBERRY Patriot Publishing Following a lengthy discussion on their current budget, the Radford City Council, at its budget work session on Monday, March 10th, reduced the current FY 2025 budget by $941,000. Interim City Manager Craig Meadows said staff had been taking a look at reductions […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia – Ron Sanchez, who served as the University of Virginia’s interim men’s basketball coach during the 2024-2025 season, will not be retained as the program’s full-time head coach. The announcement was made today by Virginia Director of Athletics Carla Williams. Sanchez assumed the interim head coach position on […]
NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval The Date: Sunday, March 16 The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET The Purse: $11,055,250 TV: FS1, 2 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 400 miles […]
Nine Appy League teams represented in annual MLB prospect event CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Eighteen Appalachian League alumni were selected for Major League Baseball’s second annual “Spring Breakout” prospect games from March 13-16. Among Appy League alumni named to this year’s rosters is 2024 first round pick Kaelen Culpepper (No. […]
John Lawrence Clark, age 93, of Pulaski and formerly the Delton section of Pulaski County passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2025, in the ICU of Lewis Gale of Montgomery hospital in Blacksburg. John was born on September 5, 1931in Draper, Virginia to his parents, Hugh Monroe Clark and Effie […]
March 18, 1947 – January 13, 2025 Peggy Jo Smith Holston, 77, of Asheboro, NC, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2025. She was born on March 18, 1947, in Cascade, VA, to Elder Roy Swanson Smith and Lillian Lucille Jones. Peggy is survived by her devoted husband, Wallace “Wally” […]